BlizzCon enjoying huge success, “creates” 3,000 more tickets

High demand and technical issues have plagued sales for the 2008 BlizzCon. …

Things have been bumpy for this year's BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center. The rush to get tickets brought the official site to its knees, and the $100 tickets soon sold out once the site was brought back up. Many gamers were left frustrated by the situation, causing Blizzard to somehow find room for 3,000 more people in the convention space. The remaining tickets will be sold by lottery.

"On behalf of everyone at Blizzard, I want to apologize for the challenges and frustrations you experienced while trying to purchase BlizzCon tickets on Monday and Tuesday," Mike Morhaime wrote on the official forums. "BlizzCon is about the positive experiences you all have had with Blizzard games. As a result of this week's events, the excitement that many of you felt about the show has turned into dissatisfaction and disappointment."

The details on where this extra space came from are sparse, but hopefully the extra tickets will take some of the sting out of the technical difficulties and high demand for the tickets. "...We've reevaluated our convention hall space and come up with some solutions that will allow us to offer 3,000 more tickets for sale. We know this will not be enough to satisfy the very high level of demand for tickets this year, but we want to ensure that BlizzCon remains a great experience for those of you who are able to attend."

You can take a look at the panels that the lucky ticket-holders will be able to attend on the official site, and with World of WarCraft still going strong and StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 on the horizon, Blizzard has been making some huge waves in the industry. While the ticketing issues have been unfortunate, these are all problems stemming from the popularity of Blizzard's properties. These are good issues to have.